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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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