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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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