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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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