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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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