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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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