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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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