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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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