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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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