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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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