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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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