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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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