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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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