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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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