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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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