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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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