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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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