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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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