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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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