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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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