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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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