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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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