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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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