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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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