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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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