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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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