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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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