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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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