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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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