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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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