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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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