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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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