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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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