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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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