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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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