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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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