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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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