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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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