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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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