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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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