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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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