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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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