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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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