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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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