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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses