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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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