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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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