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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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