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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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