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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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