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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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