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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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