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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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