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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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