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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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