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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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