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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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