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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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