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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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