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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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