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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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