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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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