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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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