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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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