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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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