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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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