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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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