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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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