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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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