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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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