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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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