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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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