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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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