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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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