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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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