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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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