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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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