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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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