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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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