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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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