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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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