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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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