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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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