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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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