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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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