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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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