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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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