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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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