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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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