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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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