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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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