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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)