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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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