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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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