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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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