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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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