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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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