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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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