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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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