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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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