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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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