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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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