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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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