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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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