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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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