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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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