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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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