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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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