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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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