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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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