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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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