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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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