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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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