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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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