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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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