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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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