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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting 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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