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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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