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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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