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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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