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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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