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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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