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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning 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 control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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