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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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