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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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