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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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