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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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