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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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