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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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