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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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