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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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