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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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