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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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