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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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