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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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