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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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