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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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