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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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