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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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