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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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