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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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