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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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