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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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