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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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