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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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