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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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