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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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