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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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