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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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