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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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