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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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