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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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