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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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