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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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