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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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