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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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