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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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