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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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