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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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