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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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