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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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