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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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