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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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