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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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