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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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