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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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