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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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