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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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