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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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