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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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