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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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