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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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