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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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