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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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