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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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