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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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