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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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