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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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