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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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