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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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