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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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