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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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