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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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