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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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