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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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