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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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