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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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