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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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