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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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