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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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