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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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