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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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