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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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