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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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