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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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