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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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