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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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