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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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