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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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