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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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