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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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