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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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