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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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