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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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