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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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