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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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