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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies 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 we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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