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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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