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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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