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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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