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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive 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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