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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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