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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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