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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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