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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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