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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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