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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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