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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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