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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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