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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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