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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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