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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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