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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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