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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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