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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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