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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies 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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