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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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