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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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