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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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