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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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