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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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