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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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