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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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