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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key 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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