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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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