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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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