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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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