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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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