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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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