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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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