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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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