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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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