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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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