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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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