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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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