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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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