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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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