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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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