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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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