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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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