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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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