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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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