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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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