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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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