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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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