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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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