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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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