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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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