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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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