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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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