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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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