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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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