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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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