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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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