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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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