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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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