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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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