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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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