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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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