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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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