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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about 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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