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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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