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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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