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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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