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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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