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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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