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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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