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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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