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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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