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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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