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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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