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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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