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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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