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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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