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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around 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 open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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