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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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