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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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