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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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