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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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