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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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