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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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