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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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