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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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