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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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