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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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