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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the 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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