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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key 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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