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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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