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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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