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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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