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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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