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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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