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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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