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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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