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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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