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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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