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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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