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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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