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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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