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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about 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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