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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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