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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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