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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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