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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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