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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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