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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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