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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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