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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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