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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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