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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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