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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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