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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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