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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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