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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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