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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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