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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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