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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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