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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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