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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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