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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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