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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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