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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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