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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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