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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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