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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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