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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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