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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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