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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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