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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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