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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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