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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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