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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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