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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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