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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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