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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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