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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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