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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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