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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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