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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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