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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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