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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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