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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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