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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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