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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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