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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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