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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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