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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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