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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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