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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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