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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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