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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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