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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions 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 problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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