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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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