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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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