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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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