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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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