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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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