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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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