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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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