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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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