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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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