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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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