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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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