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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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