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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students 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 courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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