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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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