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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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