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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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