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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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