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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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