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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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