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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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