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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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