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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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