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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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