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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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