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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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