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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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