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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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