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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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