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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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