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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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