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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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