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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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