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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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