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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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