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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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