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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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