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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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