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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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