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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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