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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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