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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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