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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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