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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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