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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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