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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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