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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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