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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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