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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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