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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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