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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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