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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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