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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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