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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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