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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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