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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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