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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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