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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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