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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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