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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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