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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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