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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes 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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