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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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