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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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