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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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