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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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