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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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