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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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