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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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