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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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