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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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