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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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