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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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