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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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