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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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