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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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