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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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