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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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