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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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