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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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