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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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