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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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