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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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