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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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