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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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