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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses 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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