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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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