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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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