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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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