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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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