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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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