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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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