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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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