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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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