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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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