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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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