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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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