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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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