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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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