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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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