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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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