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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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