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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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