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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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