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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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