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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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