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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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