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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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