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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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