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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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