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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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