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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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