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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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