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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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