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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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