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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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