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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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