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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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