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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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