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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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