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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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