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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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