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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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