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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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