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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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