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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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