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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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