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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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