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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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