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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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