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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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