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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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