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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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