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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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