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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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