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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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