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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education