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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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