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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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