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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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