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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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