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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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