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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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