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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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