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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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