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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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