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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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