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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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