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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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