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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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