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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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