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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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